Eating Out Guide

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Independent suggestions based on published venue and official tourism information, checked 27 October 2026. These are ideas to consider, rather than claims of personal visits or a ranking. No restaurant booking or paid placement is involved.

Spending guidance

“Estimate” means an editorial planning allowance for the indicated visit, not a price quoted by the restaurant. Published examples are labelled separately. Premium ingredients, drinks, service charges, admissions and menu changes can alter the total. Consult the linked current menu.

Maps

Interactive maps use Leaflet and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Each place’s note distinguishes a venue point from an approximate address or neighbourhood point. Pins are for orientation, not a guarantee of the entrance or current opening. Google Maps buttons search the Japanese branch name and location.

Venue information

Photographs

City photographs show the destination. Dish photographs illustrate food types and do not depict meals served at the named venues. Images may be cropped and resized for the page.

• A Kyoto breakfast set with rice, grilled mackerel, omelette, tofu and small accompaniments. · MichaelMaggs · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Rice balls with nori; the fillings are not visible. · tednmiki · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Seasoned rice with mixed ingredients, accompanied by pickles. · Jenny Hones · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ramen with broth, sliced pork, bamboo shoots and spring onion. · Famicon · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Tsukemen, with noodles beside a separate dipping broth. · Douglas Perkins · CC0
• Thick udon noodles on a serving basket. · udono · CC BY 2.0
• Cold soba noodles on a tray with dipping sauce. · spinachdip from Minamikiso, Nagano · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Nagasaki champon topped with mixed ingredients. · 663highland · CC BY 2.5
• Salmon nigiri, a fish topping over sushi rice. · Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
• A seafood rice bowl with assorted sliced fish. · https://www.pxfuel.com/ja/free-photo-ojihe · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Prawn and vegetable tempura. · Yaco* · CC BY 2.0
• A pork cutlet set with rice, soup and accompaniments. · Ocdp · CC0
• Fried skewers with dipping sauces. · chrisada · CC BY 2.0
• Small pieces of meat cooking on a table grill. · Jonathan Lin · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Okonomiyaki with sauce and a mayonnaise-style topping. · ume-y · CC BY 2.0
• Takoyaki with sauce, seaweed and bonito-flake toppings. · heiwa4126 · CC BY 2.0
• A hotpot with cabbage, tofu and other ingredients. · User:Toki-ho and User:Ananda · CC BY-SA 3.0
• A shabu-shabu spread with raw meat, vegetables and a divided cooking pot. · Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Assorted oden ingredients simmering in broth. · Mori Chan · CC BY 2.0
• Agedashi tofu, fried tofu served with broth. · LingLass · CC0
• Chawanmushi, a savoury steamed egg custard. · Brücke-Osteuropa · CC0
• Melonpan with its patterned, biscuit-like surface. · Sakurai Midori · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Daifuku rice cakes with a sweet filling. · Ocdp · CC0
• Matcha-flavoured shaved ice. · Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
• A small cup of black coffee. · Julius Schorzman · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Prepared matcha in a tea bowl. · Pinnaclematcha · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sapporo city photograph · lumoplank · CC0
• Hakodate city photograph · MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sendai city photograph · 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Tokyo city photograph · Landry Miguel · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hakone city photograph · Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kanazawa city photograph · ajari · CC BY 2.0
• Takayama city photograph · Eckhard Pecher · CC BY 2.5
• Kyoto city photograph · Grueslayer @Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Osaka city photograph · Ray in Manila · CC BY 2.0
• Kobe city photograph · Wei-Te Wong · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Nara city photograph · Ian G Shingler · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hiroshima city photograph · Felix Filnkössl · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Fukuoka city photograph · Hirho · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Nagasaki city photograph · 663highland · CC BY 2.5
• Kagoshima city photograph · くろふね · CC BY 4.0